Dartoid’s Column

July 1, 1996
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Singapore

When Sir Stamford Raffles claimed Singapore for the British East India Company in 1819 it was nothing but a swampy, thickly jungled island populated by a handful of fishermen and sea gypsies. Today this tiny island is a vibrant, modern city-state of almost three million people and, arguably, the …

June 1, 2006
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Park City, Utah

While the time-worn debate over whether darts is a “sport” or a “game” will probably go on indefinitely, in the year 2002 anyway darts has an opportunity to make its way near to the very center of where — at least in my opinion — it rightfully …

May 1, 1996
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Johannesburg, South Africa

Over the past week I have experienced some of the best Southern Africa has to offer. I have followed elephant families in South Africa’s Addo National Park, drifted in mekoro deep into Botswana’s Okavango swamps and even white-water rafted the Zambezi River in Zimbabwe — but all …

May 1, 1996
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Zurich, Switzerland

I am writing from approximately 37,000 feet above the Sahara Desert. To the east is Casablanca. Directly west is Cairo. I wonder if there are any darts bars down there…

I’m en route to Johannesburg for a press conference where my organization (the International Fund for Animal Welfare) …

May 1, 1996
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Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

Far be it from me to steer anyone away from a couple weeks of sun and fun in Puerto Vallarta .. the place is amazing.

Pristine beaches etch endlessly into the sunset. Bikinis are everywhere. The nightlife runs into morning — the Dos Equi’s flow. And the …

April 1, 1996
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New York City, New York

Facing a few days of business in Manhattan it seemed there were only two logical ways to proceed. I tried both.

I checked the CYBERDARTS listing of steel tip pubs in New York. And I posted a message to the “alt.sport.darts” newsgroup asking where the …

March 1, 1996
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Cape Cod, Massachusetts

If the truth be known, I can’t remember how I got myself into writing these little reports. I recall some months ago contacting Rick Osgood to see if he knew of a place to throw darts in Beijing. His hesitant response was something like: “Well… no, but …

January 3, 1996
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Prince Edward Island, Canada

For the past week I’ve been hunkered down in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada. This is snowmobiling country, hockey country, sealing country — blizzard country! Tonight the snow was coming down in flakes so fat that you could actually feel them when they hit your jacket. …

December 1, 1995
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Crowborough, East Sussex, England

I’ve just arrived in London after spending the past week in the Wealden District — East Sussex, home of Winnie the Pooh. I’ve been conducting some business and, as usual, throwing darts in the evening. The past few days I’ve tried out a members-only establishment called …

October, 1995
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Seoul, Korea

Have you ever tried to explain the rules of 301 or cricket to someone who doesn’t speak a word of english? I’ve just attempted this in a bar called “O’Kim’s” at the Westin Chosun Hotel (87 Sokong-dong, Chung-ku) in Seoul, Korea. I was not successful!

O’Kim’s is an Irish …